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by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821 - 1888)

Ved Solnedgang
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Naar Dagen er træt og vil gange til Ro,
Og lukker sit lyseblaa Øie,
Da bygger den synkende Sol sig en Bro
Af Guld, paa de vestlige Høie.
Men før den forlader med hurtige Fied
Den Jord, hvor jeg vandrer i Skygge,
Den standser og rødmer og siger: Følg med!
Hist, hvor Solen gaaer ned, boer din Lykke.

Da griber jeg Staven og vandrer derhen,
Derhen mod den vinkende Stjerne;
Men Solen gaaer bort, som en svigefuld Ven
Og Straalerne døe i det Fjerne.
Hver eneste Aften den smiler paany
Og siger: Følg med, skal jeg bygge
Dig Slotte med Tag af den rødmende Sky;
Thi hvor Solen gaaer ned, boer din Lykke.

Hver eneste Aften forsvinder den brat,
Og lader mig sorgfuld tilbage;
Da fløiter en Fugl i den stjerneblaa Nat:
Fat Mod, du skal ikke forsage!
Der kommer en Aften med Stilhed og Fred,
Og hyller dig ind i sin Skygge,
Da tage de synkende Straaler dig med,
Hen, hvor Solen gaaer ned, til din Lykke.

Confirmed with Samlede Digte af Chr. K. F. Molbech, Forlagsbureauet i Kjøbenhavn. (O. H. Delbanco. G. E. C. Gad. F. Hegel. C. C. Lose.) Thieles Bogtrykkeri, 1879, pages 337-338.


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821 - 1888), "Ved Solnedgang" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Johanne Fenger , "Ved Solnedgang", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Lyriske Sange, no. 3, Kjobenhavn : Wilhelm Hansens Musik-Forlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1850 - 1926), "Ved Solnedgang", op. 14 (Fem Danske Sange) no. 1 (1882) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-13
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